If you've seen one Union Station…

Thanks to the comedians in the Oklahoman‘s editorial board, their “Scissortails” collection is becoming my Saturday morning laugh track.

Today it was this gem:

11/1/2008 Oklahoman editorial against OnTrac proposal contained image of Kansas City station

If you click on the image you’ll get a larger version, where the joke will be more obvious — if you are at all familiar with Oklahoma City’s lovely Union Station. Because you won’t recognize the place.

That’s because the drawing is of Kansas City’s “Union Station” — another lovely building, to be sure. New York City also has a nice place they call Union Station — as do dozens if not hundreds of other American cities. See, there used to be this train company called … ah, never mind, let’s get back to the comedy.

Kansas City Union Station, as pictured in Oklahoman 11-1-2008

Here’s a close up of the big fat stupid error from the brain trust at OPubCo:
Finally, here’s a photo of the actual Union Station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which sits just blocks from the building housing the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Union Station plaqueAnd a close up of the building’s historic site plaque.

Thanks to Tom Elmore for providing the location of the station in the Oklahoman’s drawing.

4 thoughts on “If you've seen one Union Station…”

You’re wrong about the OPUBCO building location. The old location was technically blocks away but more accurately could be described as being about a mile away. The location as of the time of the writing was many miles away however, as they moved to the North side of OKC in the early 90s (I think). Thought you’d want to know since you poke a little fun at them…

The location of Opubco relative to OKC’s Union Station was a minor point, but I’m willing to cut them whatever break they’re due on that score (they need all they can get). I don’t know the downtown that well yet, and saw the name on a building and just assumed they were still operating there. Thanks for the correction.

The location of Opubco relative to OKC’s Union Station was a minor point, but I’m willing to cut them whatever break they’re due on that score (they need all they can get). I don’t know the downtown that well yet, and saw the name on a building and just assumed they were still operating there. Thanks for the correction.